Country: Australia 🇦🇺
Chris has over 30 years Cinematography and Photography experience, but only in the last 8 years has he concentrated on aerial cinematography. Chris has received six Jury Commendations in past Siena Awards for his films , including a Highly Commended in 2023. Between 2020 and 2024 he amassed a total of 27 international award wins for aerial cinematography, including 3 different New York City festivals. He also has 8 gold awards from the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Chris is an official drone educator for L.A.-based film and television industry hub, Stage32.
As a person, he has a thirst for adventure including finding fresh landscapes to film. At 18 he conducted a lone 2 year search for the supposedly extinct Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine and was recently a contributor to the scientific book of the same name. Later in life he led several expeditions through remote Australia to recover equipment from the 1860/61 Burke and Wills expedition, finally being successful on the 3rd attempt by recovering artifacts from their "Return Camp 32."
As a person, he has a thirst for adventure including finding fresh landscapes to film. At 18 he conducted a lone 2 year search for the supposedly extinct Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine and was recently a contributor to the scientific book of the same name. Later in life he led several expeditions through remote Australia to recover equipment from the 1860/61 Burke and Wills expedition, finally being successful on the 3rd attempt by recovering artifacts from their "Return Camp 32."